Perry announces special session

Posted: Thursday, June 04, 2009

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry, who last week said it was "way too early" to think about a special session of the Texas Legislature, said Tuesday he'll be calling lawmakers back to Austin to take care of some unfinished business.

The special session is important to Rep. Carl Isett. The Lubbock Republican authored a bill that would overhaul the troubled Texas Department of Transportation, one of the legislative priorities for the just concluded 140-day session.

The fates of TxDOT, the Texas Department of Insurance and three other state agencies were the main items the Legislature left unfinished when it adjourned June 1. They are expected be addressed in the special session, which cannot last more than 30 days.